A major crash on IH-69 Eastex northbound at Mt Houston Road shut down lanes around 7:20 a.m. on Saturday, August 29, backing up northbound traffic during the weekend morning drive.
Responding officers worked to clear the debris and reopen the road. The crash adds to a concerning pattern at this stretch of the Eastex. According to LocalTrafficAccidents.com data, eight incidents have occurred at IH-69 Eastex northbound at Mt Houston Road in the past 30 days—seven of them major crashes. Over the past 90 days, the location has seen 15 total incidents, with 14 classified as major.
Saturdays are particularly active here. LTA data shows seven incidents at this location on Saturdays over the past 90 days, making them the highest-incident day of the week at this intersection.
If you're heading north on the Eastex, consider using US-59 frontage roads, Hillcroft or Fondren for southwest segments, or SH-288 for southbound alternatives until the road fully clears.
Harris County saw 17,907 incidents in the past 30 days, including 17 fatalities, per LTA's real-time incident database.
Looking at the broader history of this corridor, state crash records paint a stark picture. Per TxDOT CRIS public crash records, 684 crashes have occurred within about a quarter-mile of this location since January 2020, including six fatal crashes. Contributing factors as recorded by the investigating officer, per TxDOT CRIS, show "Failed To Control Speed" as the leading factor, cited in 236 crashes at this corridor. The hit-and-run rate at this location stands at 12.8 percent, with 184 of 1,439 units involved in hit-and-run incidents.
Weather conditions were clear at the time of the crash, with temperatures around 79 degrees.
Check LTA for real-time updates on this incident and conditions on alternate routes.
IH-69 Eastex Northbound at Mt Houston Rd
Harris County, Texas
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